News
9 March 2010
Honoured: WAIORA Community Trust Taupo Inc. celebrated 20 years on Thursday evening at the Ora Garden, Taupo Museum. The celebration included the Mayor honouring Phil Parker, chairman Dorothy Westerman, deputy chairwoman for 20 years of service to the trust. Both have been on the board since its inception, Dorothy being the original chair from 1989 to 1996, then Phil from 1996 to present. They were each presented a painting of Waiora House. The trust was established in September 1989 to govern the Waiora House complex which currently houses 18 social service organisations with low cost accommodation. Pictured are Dorothy and Phil with Mayor Rick Cooper looking on. Photo: SUPPLIED
Media Release - 18 February 2010A woodland sprite ‘dressed’ only in Kiwiana body art designs was in
A woodland sprite ‘dressed’ only in Kiwiana body art designs was in residence at Taupo Museum’s 100% Pure New Zealand Ora Garden of Wellbeing yesterday.
A woodland sprite ‘dressed’ only in Kiwiana body art designs was in residence at Taupo Museum’s 100% Pure New Zealand Ora Garden of Wellbeing yesterday. The ‘sprite’, well known New Zealand bodybuilder Ali Gascoine, was painted at the museum as part of a week of workshops and demonstrations being held in the lead up to the New Zealand Festival of Body Art opening this Friday evening in Taupo. Ali was expertly painted by Nicole Heydenrijk, one of the founders of Wellington’s ‘Body FX’ a company specialising in body and face art, makeup and special effects prosthetics. Nicole has many years experience in the industry and has won numerous awards for her artistic and colourful designs in national competitions as well as on the world stage. Visitors to Taupo Museum were fascinated to see the designs evolve as Ali was painted during the day. Nicole worked in the art gallery with a backdrop of stunning photos from the 2009 New Zealand Body Art Awards. This exhibition called ‘Walking Art’ by Auckland photographer Gino Demeer is on at the museum until 9 March. The Grand Opening for the Festival of Body Art is on at Taupo’s Unison Amphitheatre, in Riverside Park this Friday, 19 February, at 6pm with a free evening of entertainment. The theme for the 2010 festival is Maori Myths and Legends. A busy round of events and activities throughout the weekend is planned designed to introduce people to the amazing world of body art. Professional and novice painters, models, prosthetics, mask and makeup artists will create the animals, monsters, creatures and fantasy characters onstage often only seen in the movies. Body art competitions for special effects artists and body painters are being held on Saturday with their designs being presented on the catwalk at the Riverside Park amphitheatre. A Youth Town body art family competition and picnic event is planned for Sunday.
Kiwi and Koru were all part of the fascinating body art design worn by Ali Gascoine in the award-winning Ora Garden at Taupo Museum this week.
